Scout A
Scout A was a four-stage, all-solid operational Scout configuration using Algol-2B, Castor-2A, Antares-2A, and Altair-2A stages. Eleven successful flights from 1965 through 1970 primarily supported U.S. Navy Transit navigation satellites, along with the United Kingdom’s Ariel 3 mission.
Identity
- Aliases
- Scout-A
- Family Name
- Scout
- Full Name
- Scout A
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- scout-a
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- A
Details
- Description
- Scout A was a four-stage, all-solid operational Scout configuration using Algol-2B, Castor-2A, Antares-2A, and Altair-2A stages. Eleven successful flights from 1965 through 1970 primarily supported U.S. Navy Transit navigation satellites, along with the United Kingdom’s Ariel 3 mission.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Last Flight Year
- 1,970
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 4
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- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:25:54 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:27:11 PM